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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ (INDIA) - Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.
India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» NEW DELHI — The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims.
Cancer warnings on booze face hurdles in US
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee to run the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, do not drink and have been outspoken about the dangers of alcohol.
US surgeon general seeks cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their labels, the US Surgeon General said on Friday, in a move that could signal a shift towards more aggressive tobacco-style regulation for the sector.
Trump taps billionaire Musk to overhaul government
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2024
» US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world’s richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.
Ukraine says Russia buying Starlink terminals in 'Arab countries'
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 13/02/2024
» KYIV - Russian forces are buying Starlink satellite internet terminals in "Arab countries" for use on the battlefield, Ukraine's military spy agency said on Tuesday.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
In field of would-be Trumps, Haley gains ground
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - There is Trump, there are wannabe Trumps, and then there is Nikki Haley -- the sole woman in the Republican presidential field and now on the cusp of consolidating second place after showing there may be another way than simply aping the main man.
US abortion policies loom over Republican debate in Miami
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» MIAMI - Republican presidential candidates will meet in debate on Wednesday -- again snubbed by clear frontrunner Donald Trump -- as the party's increasingly hardline position on abortion faces scrutiny after disappointing state elections results a day earlier.
Ohio votes to protect abortion rights in latest post-Roe referendum for US
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» COLUMBUS - Residents of Ohio voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Republican-run US state's constitution, US media projected, in what could be a bellwether for an issue which is likely to dominate next year's presidential race.